Collapsible table.



No. 809,170. PATENTED JAN. 2, 1906. W. L. BROADWELL.

GOLLAPSIBLB TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1, 1904.

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No. 809,170. PATENTED JAN. 2, 1906.

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COLLAPSIBLE TABLE.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 2, 1906.

Application filed June 1, 1904. Serial No. 210.724.

To all whom it may concern-.-

Be it known that I ,WALTER L. BROADVVELL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at South Norfolk, in the county of Norfolk and State ofVirginia, have invented new and useful Improvements in CollapsibleIroning- Tables, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in collapsibletables; and its object is to provide a device of this character whichcan be folded into compact form and which is provided with a detachableshield which is adapted to be-placed in position under the table andwhich can be used for holding clothes or other articles.

With the above and other objects in view the invention comprises asupporting-frame having crossed legs pivoted to the ends thereof, andthese legs are adapted to be folded upon the frame, so that the tablemay occupy a small space, if desired, when not in use. The top of thetable is removable, and detachably mounted upon the frame below thecover is a shield formed of two oppositelydisposed sections hingedtogether and forming jaws adjacent the hinges which are adapted to clampupon the frame.

The invention consists of the novel construction and combination ofparts hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, showing the preferred form of my invention,and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of an ironingtableconstructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a verticaltransverse section therethrough. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of thetable, showing the same folded. Fig. 4 is a section on line 4 4, Fig. 3.Fig. 5 is a detail view of one end of the frame of the table. Fig. 6 isa perspective view of the shield detached.

Referring to the figures by numerals of reference, 1 is a cross-barhaving uprights 2 at its ends, which are suitably braced by means ofrods 3. Pins 4 extend from the ends of the uprights and form pivots forcross-strips 5, which connect the crossed legs 6 of the table at pointsadjacent their ends. As these strips 5 are arranged upon one face of thelegs 6, it will be understood that said legs can be swung upon pins 4,so as to assume positions parallel with the bar 1.

A shield of novel construction is adapted to be supported by the bar 1.This shield is formed of two sections, each of which consists ofparallel slats 7, which are secured to supporting strips 8, having theirends in alinernent with the outer edges of the end slats. Thesesupporting-strips are preferably tapered from their inner to their outerends, as shown in the drawings, and the adjoining edges of the twosections of the shield are connected by straps 9, which are hinged attheir ends to leaves 10, fastened in any suitable manner to theshield-sections. The two adjoining large ends of each pair ofsupporting-strips 8 form jaws which are adapted to bear upon oppositesides of the bar 1, and these jaws clamp upon the bar by reason of thepressure exerted by the weight of the sections of the shield.

When the table herein described is to be used for ironing, a cover 11,which is large at one end'and small at the other end, forming anironing-board, is adapted to be placed upon the upper ends of the legs6. This cover has an aperture 12 therein for the reception of one of thepins 4, although, if desired, two apertures may be provided forreceiving both of the upper pins 4. It will of course be understood thatbefore the cover 11 can be placed in position it is necessary to firstswing the legs 6 into position at right angles to the bar 1. Thesections of the shield can then be folded upon each other and placedabove the bar 1 with the straps 9 upon said bar. The sections of theshield are then permitted to swing downward by gravity, and the largeends of the supportingstrips 8 clamp the bar 1 therebetween, and theshield will thus assume the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2. This shieldserves to catch any articles which may be suspended from the board 11,so as to keep them from the floor and, if desired, can be used as areceptacle for sprinkled clothes.

In the foregoing description I have shown the preferred form ofmyinvention; but I do not limit myself thereto, as I am aware thatmodifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit orsacrificing any of the advantages thereof, and I therefore reserve theright to make suchchanges as fairly fall within the scope of myinvention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. Atable-top, a supporting-frame therefor including a horizontal strip, anda remov- I able shield comprising a pair of sections pivotallyconnected, said sections having portions adapted to conjointly engageand clamp the strip between them.

2. A table-top, a supporting-frame therefor including a horizontalstrip, and a removable shield comprising a pair of sections pivotallyconnected, said sections having transverse cleats spaced at their inneradjacent ends and adapted to conjointly receive and I0 clamp the stripbetween them.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WALTER L. BROADWELL.

Witnesses:

NORMAN F. ALLEN, G. D. PARKER, Jr.

